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October 12, 2012

McGuinness Flint - When I'm Dead and Gone (1970)

Tom McGuinness, born in London in 1941, teamed up with Hughie Flint, born in Manchester the same year, came together in 1970 to form this band. McGuinness had previously played as the bassist and guitarist of Manfred Mann, formerly of group of the same name, whereas Flint had been the drummer for John Mayall, formerly of John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers. Despite having an alternating line-up with numerous talented members, the group never really caught on in the United States and found the majority of their stardom in Britain. After a couple singles in the Top 5 and some albums that were difficult to reproduce live on stage, the band called it quits in 1975.

This song, written by Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle, was the band’s first released single. It was loosely based on the life of Robert Johnson, an iconic blues singer whose contributions to the guitar in the 1930s would inspire many great guitarists, such as Eric Clapton. The song reached number two in the United Kingdom and number forty-seven in the United States.

2 comments:

Loved this song. Tom McGuinness still tours with The Manfreds* and this song is included in their wide repertoire, along with some Paul Jones solo hits (I've Been A Bad Bad Boy from the film Priviledge and Mike d'Abo penned hits (Handbags & Gladrags).

Tom originally played bass but now plays guitar - and ukelele for this song - on the tours which also include Mike Hugg from the original line-up on 'The One in the Middle' track but not Tom Vickers or Manfred Mann.

*The Manfreds 50th Anniversary Tour is currently in the UK, Oct-Dec 2012.

Excellent information! And the link in your name was very interesting as well. I have to admit I didn't know much about McGuinness Flint. I think they're one of those acts that weren't as big in the US as the UK, Aus, etc. It's a shame they aren't touring the US - I'd have to liked to see them.

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